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George W. Bush: When I was coming up, it was a dangerous world. And we knew exactly who the ‘they' were.

On the recordApril 25, 2001
When I was coming up, it was a dangerous world. And we knew exactly who the ‘they' were.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Remarks at a Celebration of Reading in Houston, Texas

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